The Economic and Social Law of the European Union

In: Macmillan Law Masters Ser.

Abstract

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Alphabetical List of Cases before the European Court of Justice -- Alphabetical List of Cases before the European Court of First Instance -- Cases before English Courts -- Numerical List of Cases before the European Court of Justice -- Opinions of the Court of Justice adopted on the basis of Article 300 EC -- Numerical List of Cases before the European Court of First Instance -- Part I Introduction -- 1 Law and Economic Integration in the European Union -- 1.1 Introducing this Book -- 1.2 The Approach Taken in this Book -- 1.3 Terminology, Treaty Articles and Reform Processes -- 1.4 Regional Systems of Economic Integration and Different Levels of Economic Integration -- 1.5 Key Terms in European Economic Integration -- 1.6 The Economic Benefits of Integration -- 1.7 Economic Integration and the Social Dimension -- 1.8 The Links between Socio-economic Integration and Political Integration in a Globalising Economy -- 1.9 The Objectives of the European Union and the Legal Framework for Policy-Making in the Socio-economic Domain -- 1.10 Overview of the Structure and Contents of this Book -- Summary -- Exercises -- Further Reading -- Key Websites -- 2 Law, Policy and Socio-economic Governance -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Market Economies, State Intervention and the Exercise of Governmental Power -- 2.3 The Concept of 'Governance' -- 2.4 Institutions of Socio-economic Governance -- 2.5 Instruments of Socio-economic Governance -- 2.6 Constitutional Principles underlying Economic and Social Law: Concepts of Competence -- 2.7 Principles Governing the Exercise of Powers by the EU -- 2.8 Flexibility, Enhanced Cooperation and Opt-outs -- Summary -- Exercises -- Further Reading -- Key Websites -- Part II The Internal Market.